Farafenni

Farafenni, sometimes called Chakubanta or Faracity, is the largest town in North Bank Division, with a population of roughly 25,000. It sits on the Trans-Gambia Highway just south of the Senegal border, about 120 km inland from Banjul, and functions as a key trade point between Dakar and Senegal's Casamance region. Wolof is the main local language, alongside Mandinka, Fula, and others. The central marketplace is the town's commercial hub, and a large open-air weekly lumo market on the outskirts on Sundays draws traders from both sides of the border.

By car/road: bush taxis from Barra and Banjul (via the Barra ferry), and cross-border transport to and from Senegal.

Motorcycle-taxis. Walkable centre.

The central marketplace and the Sunday lumo — a large open-air cross-border market on the town's outskirts.

Shop at the market. Cross into Senegal via the Trans-Gambia Highway.

Cross-border goods, fabrics, and produce, especially at the Sunday lumo.

• Kerewan — 30 km west, administrative centre
• Barra — 60 km west, ferry to Banjul
• Senegal — across the border northward